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Potamogeton natans L. (Broad-leaved Pondweed, Floating Pondweed, Floating-leaf pondweed) is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton native to quiet or slow-flowing freshwater habitats throughout the Holarctic Kingdom. It produces both floating and submersed leaves on the same plant. The floating leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate and almost always heart-shaped at the base. They are dark green, leathery, opaque, with translucent longitudinal veins. They are 5 to 10 centimeter long, pointed at the tips, and rounded at the base.
Perennial herb
Spreading
Fast
Green
Summer
Water features or wet habitats
Full Sun
Standing
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Shallow, fresh or brackish water, lakes, ponds, bogs, marshes, lagoons, streams
Wetland-Riparian